Improvement in hoese-eakes



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Horse Rake.

. No. 69,913. Y .y Patented Oct. 15, 1867.

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Y Letters Patent No. 69,913, dated October 15, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

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Be it known that I, ANDREW L. HASKELL, of Amity township, in the county of Erie, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and'uscful Improvement in Horse Hayltakes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which makes part of this specification, and which represents a view in perspective of my improved horse-rake.

My invention relates to 'that class of horse hay-relies in which a rake revolving on a horizontal axis is hinged to a frame travelling on wheels, the rake sliding on the ground with its teeth parallel to its surface, and heilig tipped or revolved by its teeth sticking into thc ground; and my'ilnprovcinent consists in anovcl mode of Constructing such a rake, as hereinafter shown.

In the accompanying drawing a frame, S, like that of a common cart, is shown as mounted on two wheels. The shafts are rigidly secured to this frame or axle. The rake-frame is hinged to the axle .by pivots s, which allow it to play'freely vertically. This frame consists of two horizontal parallel beams A C, projecting beyond the peripheries of the wheels, and having vertical down-hangers D E on their rear ends. The shaft X of the rake is mounted in bearings Y, on the lower end .of these down-hangers. 4'.lhe k.standards or down-hangers are strengthened by diagonal-braces d.. Two arms m are attached at their lower ends to the down-hangers by pivots mand connected at top by a cross-bar, o, thus forming a gallows-frame, free to play on its pivots in a vertical plane farallel to the drag-bars A C. A levcr, p, is pivoted at bottom to a cross-bar, B, connecting the dragbars, and connected near its middle to the gallows-framc by a link-rod, g. -A hook, t, on the upper end of this lever, when the rake is lifted, catches in a hook, w, on the frame, and thusiholds the rake up for transportation. The drivers seat c is mounted on a spring bolted to the left shaft, or on the front cross-bar close to that shaft, so as to leave room for the play of the lever 2J, which is in the centre of the frame. Stiff springs or rods f g project downward from the front of the rocking-frame m, and corresponding ones, j lc, from the rear thereof. The ends of these springs abut against short stop-pins 7L z', projecting at right angles to the rake-shaft, parallel with its teeth, and extending on both'sides of the shaft.

The operation is as follows: -The rake is shown in the drawing as running along on the ground, to gather up the hay, in which position'it is lreldb'y'the ends of the springsj'g cj pressing on the pins 7L z'. By drawing the lever p slightly forward thedriver causes the front springs fg to approach nearer the rake-shaft, while the hind springs j k correspondingly recede. This movement depresses the teeth in front, and causes them to run under the hay lnhorercadily. y '.lo discharge the load the driver draws the, lever p further forward. This releases the back. .springs j k from the stop-pins, and the rake is revolved by its front teeth catching in the ground, and the load discharged. The hinging of the framepermits the rake readily to rise over the lead discharged. When the rakev has madcalialf turn,1whatlwcre the rear teeth become the front ones, the springs resume their places, and the above-described operation is repeated.

In order to lift the rake su'tliciently to pass obstructions, or to carry it from place to place, the lever p is swung forward and hooked into the eye w of the standard attached to the crossfbar of the thills, in which position the rake is lifted clear of the ground.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that by mounting the drivers seat on the rigid shafts,l or on the cross-bar which connects'thcm, the driver is not disturbed by the oscillation of the rake, while by hinging therakc-framc betweenthe wheels, and letting it extend back beyond their `peripheriesa a rake longer than the distance between the wheelslcan be used, and allowed to vibrate freely without striking the wheels. Moreover, by my inventiop the same lever tips,irevolves, and lifts therake, and locks it in this latter position.

I am aware that rake! of this class have heretofore been used, and do not claim-,broadly any ofthe elements above described, but having thus ,fully described the construction and operation of my improved rake, what I do claim as my invention, Aand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I l 1. The combination of the main frame S, the vibrating rake-frame A C, the rocking frame m, and the lever p, when all these parts are constructed and arranged for joint operation as and'for the purpose described.

2; l."he .con1bination,in a. two-wheeled horse-rake, of rigid shafts projecting from the axle, a drivers seat mounted on the front 'cross-bar near thc left shaft, a vertically vibrating frame hinged to the rear of the axle and carrying a' revolving rake, ya rocking frame pivotedto the vibrating frame, and Vcarrying springs to control the rake, and a lever pivoted on the vibrating frame linked to the rocking frame,'aud carryinga hook taking into an eye onY a standard in front of the axle, by which to fasten the rake when lifted up, all constructed, arrangcd,an'd operating as described.

I: A. L. HASKELL.

" Witnesses:

J. W. WETMQRE, GEO. W. Wurzen.. f 

